MANGA

If you ask your friends why they love reading manga, they would probably answer that they love the artwork, plot, character development… or all of them together.  There are thousands of manga series out there that are praised for at least one of these aspects, but what about bad manga? Have you ever wondered which manga series are considered to be really awful?  In this article we are going to cover 15 of the worst manga series in the world; some of them are dubbed worst either because of awful and silly plot lines or simply because they have terrible artwork. Sometimes even both. So if you are curious, keep on reading but let me give you a word of warning – this article contains disturbing content! 15. The Death Panda by Waita Uziga The Death Panda by Waita Uziga is a horror manga about a giant panda that breaks from hell and starts killing and tormenting people because… well, because it can.  Okay, so you are probab

Anime adaptation of light novel series slated for 2018 This year's October issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine will announce on Monday that the manga adaptation of late author Tomohiro Matsu and artist Kantoku's Märchen Mädchen (Fairy Tale Girls) light novel series will launch in Jump SQ.'s November issue on October 4. Takatoshi Nakamura (Densetsu no Yūsha no Konkatsu) and newcomer artist Kiyotsugu Yamagata are collaborating on the series. The magazine also announced a Märchen Mädchen online game project from DMM Games. The staff will reveal more information at Tokyo Game Show 2017 this month, and DMM Games' booth will host a stage event with voice actresses Tomori Kusunoki (voice of Hazuki Kagimura), Rie Suegara (Shizuka Tsuchimikado), and Lynn (Yumilia Qazan) on September 24. The novels center on Hazuki Kagimura, a normal girl who is usually alone. With her relationship with her new family not going so well, she retreats every day to the world of stories and books.

This year's 40th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu's The Promised Neverland manga has 1.5 million copies in print in Japan. Shirai and Demizu launched the manga in August 2016. Shueisha will publish the manga's fifth compiled volume (pictured at right) on Monday. Viz Media previewed the manga's first three chapters in English as part of its Jump Start initiative, then added the manga to the anthology's full lineup. Shueisha describes the manga: The lady I fondly call mom …is not my mom. The children I live with …are not my siblings. This is Grace Field House, a small orphanage. Although the orphanage wasn't the best, the three protagonists—Emma, Norman, and Ray—lived a peaceful and happy everyday life. However, one day that life came to an end… What is the cruel twist of fate that await these children…?! The manga was nominated for the 10th Manga Taisho awards earlier this year.

Michi Saitō launched spinoff manga in 2015 Michi Saitō published the final chapter of Otokojuku Gaiden: Kurenai!! Onna Juku, the all-female spinoff of Akira Miyashita's Sakigake!! Otoko Juku manga, on Wednesday. The manga is set thirty years after World War III, after Japan has suffered immense damage from a dangerous weapon known as a "Man Bomb" that affected nearly all Japanese men and rendered them unable to fight, with other men giving their lives for their country. Heihachi Edajima, an Otoko Juku veteran and survivor of the Man Bomb, starts up a new facility known as Onna Juku, a tough combat training facility. He begins training several Japanese women to fight for their country. The manga follows Momoko Tsurugi, a descendant of former protagonist Momotaro Tsurugi, who recently enrolls in Onna Juku. As spirited and tenacious as her ancestor, Momoko's catchphrase is "As a woman, I ain't dying! I, Momoko Tsurugi, will show you my burning youth!" Saitō launched the m

Manga based on Kanata Yanagino's light novel series launches on September 25 Overlap Bunko announced on August 25 that Mutsumi Okuhashi is launching a manga adaptation of Kanata Yanagino's The Faraway Paladin (Saihate no Paladin) light novel seriers. The manga will launch on Overlap's Comic Gardo web manga site on September 25, and will publish chapters monthly. Okuhashi drew a preview visual for the manga. Overlap Bunko also previewed the cover art spread by Kususaga Rin for the original novel series' upcoming fourth volume. J-Novel Club is publishing Yanagino's original novel in English, and began releasing chapters last November. The company describes the story: In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he's being raised by three undead: the hearty skeletal warrior, Blood; the graceful mummified priestess, Mary; and the crotchety spectral sorcerer, Gus. The three pour love into the